FIRST THE WINTER KING
IMAGES FROM NEW SERIES
ITVX has released first images from their upcoming TV series adaptation of
Bernard Cornwell’s
Warlord Chronicles and I must admit they look cheap as hell and not very promising.
THE WINTER KING will air later this year following Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from outcast to legendary
warrior and leader. It is set in the 5th century long before Britain
was united. In a land ofwarring factions and tribes when the world was brutal and lives were often fleeting.
Iain De Caestecker stars as a young Arthur, who begins as an exiled bastard before becoming the greatest hope for Britain.
Stuart 
Campbell is Derfel who transforms from left-for-dead orphan to the truest of all warlords.
Ellie James is Nimue a priestess saved by Merlin because she can see the gods - he gives her power, wisdom and learning.
Eddie Marsan is Uther, High King of all Dumnonia, old and battle tested. He commands
incredible authority, over almost all, bar Merlin.
Nathaniel Martello-White is Merlin, a politician, powerful, enlightened, and absolute. Fearless in the face of a King’s wrath he follows his connectionto his Gods in all things.
Daniel Ings is Owain one of Arthur’s closest childhood friends and like a son
to High King Uther.
Valene Kane is Morgan, Arthur’s half-sister and another bastard child of King Uther. She is asharp-tongued and independent minded pagan and student of Merlin.
Simon Merrells is Gundleus, King of rival kingdom Siluria. Imposing
and savage, Gundleus is prepared to slaughter whoever he needs to secure
power. The series will air on
MGM+ in USA.
FIRST IMAGES FROM
GUY PEARCE'S THE CONVERT
A bunch of first images from different period set movies for you today, starting with
THE CONVERT, a historical drama from Oscar winner
Lee Tamahori in which
Guy Pearce plays a lay preacher who arrives at a
British settlement at New Zealand in 1830s. His violent past is soon drawn into question and his faith put to the test, as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes.
THE GLORY OF LIFEThere
is also Franz Kafka biopic, a story of the famous Czech writer which is
being offered to buyers at Cannes. The love story between Kafka (
Sabin
Tambrea) and Dora Diamant (
Henriette Confurius) is set in 1923 on the
Baltic Sea coast, a year before the author died from tuberculosis. The
worldly
wise Diamant, who was working in a Jewish community, took him to
Berlin, and as Kafka’s health deteriorates rapidly, they traveled
together to a sanatorium in Austria. The memory of their time together
will shape Diamant for the rest of her life!
ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES MOVIE ADAPTATION
There are also first images from the movie adaptation of Hemingway's
ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES with
Liev Schreiber, Josh Hutcherson and
Matilda de Angelis scheduled for Fall. Set in post
WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military
driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to re kindle in him the hope of renewal.
castle on the outskirts of Paris, awaiting their executions. A brief and condensed period where, amidst violence and harassment, all masks fell off: those of two royals, as public and private figures; that of the old regime; that of a History that finally turned the page; and that of God who, from then on, was eclipsed by the shadows, leaving man entirely alone. 
castle on the outskirts of Paris, awaiting their executions. A brief and condensed period where, amidst violence and harassment, all masks fell off: those of two royals, as public and private figures; that of the old regime; that of a History that finally turned the page; and that of God who, from then on, was eclipsed by the shadows, leaving man entirely alone. 
